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CR5 1FG

Old Coulsdon · Croydon · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Coulsdon
Ward
Old Coulsdon
Local authority
Croydon
Constituency
Croydon South
Postcode district
CR5
Postcode sector
CR5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
CR5 1FB 83 m
CR5 1ER 84 m
CR5 1EQ 93 m
CR5 1PX 93 m
CR5 1ES 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
CR5 1FG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
CR
Postcode district
CR5
Postcode sector
CR5 1
Latitude
51.299141
Longitude
-0.112959
British National Grid easting
531,653
British National Grid northing
157,248

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
London · E12000007
Local authority district
Croydon · E09000008
Electoral ward
Old Coulsdon · E05011474
Parish or community
E43000198
Westminster constituency
Croydon South · E14001187
Output area
E00005091
Lower layer super output area
Croydon 044E · E01001022
Middle layer super output area
Croydon 044 · E02000237

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Melville Lee Gardens, Coulsdon, CR5 1FG 9 February 2024 £850,000
2, Melville Lee Gardens, Coulsdon, CR5 1FG 6 June 2003 £410,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
48
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. Oasis Academy Coulsdon

    Academy sponsor led

    123 m

  2. Keston Primary School

    Academy converter

    678 m

  3. Coulsdon CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
796
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 301
  • Anti social behaviour 140
  • Public order 72
  • Criminal damage and arson 70
  • Other theft 58

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
CR5 1 residents
10,441

Age bands in CR5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

2,130 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

1,053 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

2,684 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.7%

2,927 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

2,160 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • OLD COULSDON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2A COURT AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 1HF

    ODS code H83013

    898 m

  • BRAMLEY AVENUE SURGERY

    1B BRAMLEY AVENUE, COULSDON, CR5 2DR

    ODS code H83052

    3.3 km

  • WARLINGHAM GREEN MED PRAC

    1 CHURCH ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9NW

    ODS code H81119

    4.2 km

  • ELIZABETH HOUSE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    515 LIMPSFIELD ROAD, WARLINGHAM, CR6 9LF

    ODS code H81116

    4.5 km

  • KESTON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PURLEY WAR MEMORIAL HOSP, 856 BRIGHTON ROAD, PURLEY, CR8 2YL

    ODS code H83016

    4.6 km

  • WOODCOTE MEDICAL

    32 FOXLEY LANE, PURLEY, CR8 3EE

    ODS code H83024

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Oasis Academy Coulsdon

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.0 miles

  • Lacey Drive

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.1 miles

  • Lacey Drive

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.1 miles

  • Coulsdon Road / Lacey Drive

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.1 miles

  • Homefield Road

    BCT · Old Coulsdon

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Croydon 044E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

9 of 10

Overall England rank

30,014 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £850,000 from 1 recorded sale in CR5 1FG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Croydon is £394,736 in June 2026, down 1.9% year on year.

Schools

48 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Coulsdon is the nearest published school at 123 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

796 published events cover 12 months, averaging 66.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 301 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.